Game apparatus.



P. L. ELLIOTT.

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1913.

1 ,084, 6 1 8 Patented J an 20, 1914.

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PERCIVAL L. ELLIOTT, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 14, 1913.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914. Seria1No. 778,833.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERCIVAL L. ELLIOTT, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to providean improved toy base ball game apparatus and, to this end, it consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

This improved game is to be played by two persons, and the apparatus comprises a game board, two dummy teams of nine men each and a pair of dice, by the use of which the players determine the movement oft-he men. The game board has marked thereon a rectangular line indicating the zone of the playing field. Within the playing field is a diamond having a square spot thereon, to indicate the batting box at the home plate. Lines radiating from the home plate extend completely across the diamond and the playing field. These radiating lines are indicated by different characters and each line has thereon a plurality of spots, indicated by different characters, on which the men are placed during the process of the game. The pitchers box and bases are indicated by small squares and all of the other spots are represented by small circlesQ Adjacent to the home plate, outward of thefield zone, small circles indicate two spots illustrating different positions of the catcher. Identified radial lines extend from the home plate to these spots.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, hke characters indicate like parts throughoutthe several views. Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of the game board; Fig, 2 shows one team of nine men; Fig. 3 shows the other team of nine men; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the two dice.

The character a indicates the game board having marked thereon a rectangular line to represent the playing field zone Z). At the lower left hand corner of the playing .field is the diamond represented by a heavy black line 0. In the lower left hand corner of the diamond is the batting box at the homev plate d, represented by the small square. Nine lines 6 radiating from the home plate (Z extend completely through the diamond and the playing field. These radial lines. 6 are numbered 2 to 10 inclusive, from left to right; Each line 6 is rovided with eleven equally spaced spots indicated by the numerals 2 to 12, reading outward from the home plate. All of these spots are illustrated by means of small circles with the exception of the pitchers boxand the three bases. These are illustrated by small squares. The pitchers box is at: spot 2 on line 6, at the center ofthe diamond, and the three bases are spots 3 of lines 10, 6 and 2, at the intersection of the heavy line 0 therewith. Located adjacent-to the home plate, outward of the field "zone 65, are two spots indicating the different positions of the catcher. Radial lines 11 and 12 extend from the home plate to these spots. The character f indicates the -men of the two teams which as shown, are in the form of flat disks, It is, of course, understood that the men may be represented by any suitable means. The two dice are indicated by the character 9-.

As previously stated, the game is for two players and is ,playedwith nine men to each team and two dice. One team is placed in the field while the other team bats. Players can throw the dice to see who bats first.

The player who is to field first places his team of nine men in the field. The pitcher is placed in the pitchers box, which is lo- I cated at spot 2 on line 6. The catcher must H be on either line 11 or line 12. The other seven men are then placed on spots on the different lines. They may be all on one side of the field or scattered all over. Any number of men can be placed on one-line. It is not necessary to place players near first, second or third base, ,as it will be found better to play them farther out. words, the fielding team can be placed on any lines or spots on the field except lines 11 and 12, on which only the catcher can be placed, he being on one of said lines and the other being vacant. I WVhen the player who is fielding ha placed his team, one man of the other team is placed in the batting box and, after he has started to bat, the player who is fielding can not change the position of any of his men during that inning. He can, however,

In other place his men wherever he chooses at the beginning of every inning without regard to where he had them before,

Then the player batting has placed his man at the home plate, he will then throw the two dice. The sum of the two numbers turned up will indicate the line on which the man at the bat has hit the ball. For instance, if it turns up a 4 and a 5, it will be line 9. Then he throws again and the sum of the two numbers turned up this time will indicate to what spot on the line the ball was hit. Forinstance, if a 3 and 5 turned up, it would go to spot 8. The first throw indicates the line throw and the second the spot throw.

If the player who is fielding has a man on a certain line within two spots either way of where the ball was'hit, then the man is out. For instance, if the fielding team had a man on line 9 at spot 8 and the man at the bat hit on line 9 to spots 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, the man 7 at bat would be out. The pitcher would put out any man hitting on line 6 to spots 2, 3 or 4:. If the catcher has been placed on line 11 and the man at bat throws line 11, he is out on afoul. lfihowever, he throws line 12 when the catcher is on line 11, it is a pass and he goes to first. If the catcher is on line 12 and the batter throws line 12, he is out on a foul and, it he throws line 11 when the catcher is on line 12, he is passed to first. hen line 11 or 12 is thrown, no second throw can be made, as the batter is either outor passed on the first throw. Ifa man is on first when the batter is passed, then the man on first goes to second and, if a man is on second, he advances to third, etc. But if there is no man on first when the batter is passed,

any other men on bases remain where they are. It spot 3 on any line is thrown, the batter is out. If the batter hits the ball to spot 10 on any line, it is a two base hit; it he hits to spot 11, itis a three base hit, and if he hits to spot 12, it is a home run. Any other hit is a one base hit. But if there is a fielder within two spots, the batter is out, no matter to what spot the ball was hit. A single advances all men on bases one base, a double two bases, a triple three bases, and a home run four bases. hen the side batting has three men out, the other team shall have its turn to bat. Nine innings is a game.

If the player batting throws for the line throw and spot throw and has not placed a man. at .bat, then the player who is fielding can either make him accept the throw or make him throw over again. If he makes the line throw without a man at bat and discovers his mistake before making the spot throw, he must put a man at bat and throw over.

What I claim is:

1. A game board having a home plate, lines radiating from said home plate and ineach of said indicated dicated by different characters, lines having a plurality of spots, by different characters.

2. A game board having a home plate, lines radiatin from said home plate and indicated by difierent characters, each of said lines having a plurality of spots, indicated by different characters, certain of said spots being of diiferent form to indicate the pitchers box and bases.

3. A game board having a lines radiating from said home plate and indicated by diiferent characters, each of said lines having a plurality of spots, indicated by different characters, and a plurality of spots illustrating different positions of the catcher, and being indicated by different characters.

4:. A game board having a home plate, lines radiating from said home plate and indicated by different characters, each of said lines having a plurality of spots indicated by different characters, certain of said spot-s being of diiferent form to indicate the pitchers box and bases, and a plurality of spots illustrating different positions of the catcher, and being indicated by different characters.

5. A game apparatus comprising a board, a plurality of dice and a plurality of movable figures, said board having a home plate, lines radiating from said home plate, and being indicated by difierent characters, and each of said lines having a plurality of spots indicated by different characters. 6. A game apparatus comprisinga board, a plurality of dice and a plurality of movable figures, said board having a home plate, lines radiating from said home plate, and being indicated by difierent characters, and each of said lines having a plurality of spots indicated by different characters, certain of said spots being of difierent form to indicate the pitchers boX and bases.

7. A game apparatus comprising a board, a plurality of dice and a plurality of movable figures, said board having a home plate, lines radiating from said home plate, and being indicated by diiferent characters, and each of said lines having a plurality of spots indicated by diiferent characters, certain of said spots being of different form to indicate the pitchers boX and bases, and a plurality of spots illustrating different positions of the catcher, and being indicated by different characters.

8. A game apparatus comprising a board, a plurality of dice and a plurality of movable figures, said board having indicated thereon a playing field zone, a diamond within said field, a home plate within said diamond, lines, indicated by different characters, radiating from said home plate and extended through said diamond and playing field, each of said lines having a home plate,

plurality of spots indicated by diiferent In testimony whereof I aflix my signature characters, certain of said spots being of in presence of two Witnesses.

different form to indicate the pitchers box and bases, a plurality of spots located adja- PERGIVAL ELLIOTT cent to the home plate illustrating the difier- Witnesses: ent positions of the catcher, and being indi- HARRY D. KILGORE, cated by different characters. EMILY M. KING.

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